Read about one church’s journey preaching through emotional health and how this concept is becoming a non-negotiable.
Serving Beyond ourselves.
Serving beyond ourselves, whether in our own city, or further afield, is one of the beautiful by-products of gospel-centred mission. In our current season, opportunities abound to serve, give and show the love of Jesus in practical ways. We caught up with a few churches, from very different contexts around the globe, on what serving beyond themselves has looked like recently for … Lire la suite
UK Eldership Teams Gathering
Eldership teams from Advance relating churches across the UK came together for a mid-year gathering. We celebrate the opportunity to be together – for many this was the first time being together in over a year. There were some very impactful sessions of input, and if you’d like to engage with the recordings – please find them here.
Prayer Mailer
In this mailer, we are shifting the focus from pure news and stories, to ways we can currently pray for and support one another as churches across the globe. These videos, calls to prayer and updates could be used in your mid-week gatherings, corporate prayer times, as updates for your church or to fuel your own prayer life. To read the … Lire la suite
New church plants in South Africa
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Evangelism in a skeptical society
In many of the neighbourhoods, towns and cities our churches are based in there is an increasing amount of skepticism toward the Gospel. While there continue to be healthy, growing churches in these areas, there is an acknowledgement that the tide of assumed familiarity with the church, the Bible and the Gospel message is receding broadly in these areas. Two … Lire la suite
Atteindre les exclus : les leçons de Nairobi
In 2017 two intrepid evangelists from OneTribe Church began visiting university campuses in Nairobi to share the Gospel with students. Taylor Dietmeier and Kerby McKinnell connected with two deaf students on one such outreach and OneTribe church has never been the same again. The two students (Vincent and Harrison) were invited to attend a Sunday meeting at OneTribe. The church … Lire la suite
Advance’s Theology Course closing in on 500 participants already
“People have gained a love for God’s word and a passion for theology. We worship in a deeper way now.” “There’s been a deeper appreciation of the whole Bible story for those on the course.” “It’s a really excellent course which we aim to require anyone to complete to be an elder in our church.” “Having three elders in training do the course … Lire la suite
Planting update from Common Ground Church in Cape Town
South Africa has not been spared the turmoil and loss resulting from COVID-19. During 2020 the country fluctuated between varying levels of restrictions. Come March 2021, the country will have spent a full year under national restrictions on movement and gathering. It was into these dramatic conditions that Common Ground Church launched its 11th congregation into the Cape Town metro … Lire la suite
Church planting update from Antananarivo
In the final quarter of 2019, Tana City Center Church (TCC) launched two new plants into Antananarivo, Madagascar. Having established gatherings of around 30 people, both plants were forced to stop gathering during 2020 due to COVID-19 lockdown in the capital city. “[The neighbourhoods of] Tanjombato and Andoharanofotsy are located in the southern part of Tana, it is a fast … Lire la suite